ArticleJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2026
Association Between Dental Visits and Presenteeism Among Workers Receiving Workplace Oral Health Assessments: A Longitudinal Study in Japan-The Hitachi Oral Healthcare Survey.
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- Safeguarding the bedrock of our healthcare system: recommendations to strengthen healthcare worker health in tertiary healthcare institutions.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe assessed whether initiating a dental visit was associated with improvements in presenteeism among employees receiving workplace oral health assessments.
methodsThis longitudinal study included 501 employees who had abnormal findings in oral health assessments at baseline, reported work functioning impairment, and had no history of dental visits during the year before baseline. The employees were classified into dental visit and nonvisit groups according to dental care during follow-up. Logistic regression was used to calculate adjusted odds ratios for improvement in work functioning impairment at follow-up.
resultsEmployees who initiated dental visits during the follow-up period exhibited greater improvement in work functioning impairment than those who did not (adjusted odds ratio = 1.97, 95% confidence interval = 1.16-3.35, P = 0.013).
conclusionsIncorporating oral health promotion into the workplace may enhance productivity.
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